Owner's Manual (Espanol)
USING
YOUR
REFRIGERATOR
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
Wrap
or
store food
in
the refrigerator in airtight and
moisture-proof
material unless otherwise noted.
This
prevents food
odor
and
taste transfer throughout
the
refrigerator. For dated products, check date code to
ensure freshness.
Items
Howto
Butter
or
~Keep
opened butter
in
a covered
margarine dish or
closed compartment.
When storing
an
extra supply,
wrap
in
freezer packaging
and
freeze.
Cheese
~ Store
in
the original wrapping until
you are ready to use
it.
Once
opened, rewrap
tightly
in
plastic
wrap or aluminum foil.
Milk
~
Wipe milk cartons. For best
storage,
place milk
on
interior
shelf, not
on
door shelf.
Eggs
~Store
in
original carton
on
interior
shelf, not
on
door shelf.
Fruit
~Wash,
let dry,
and
store
in
refrigerator
in
plastic bags or
in
the crisper.
Do
not wash or
hull
berries until
you
are ready to
use
them. Sort and
keep
berries
in
their original container
in
a
crisper, or store
in
a closed
and
sealed paper
bag
on a refrigerator
shelf.
Leafy vegetables
~
Remove store wrapping
and
trim
or tear off bruised
and
discolored
areas.
Wash
in
cold
water
and
drain. Place
in
plastic
bag
or
plastic container
and
store
in
crisper.
Vegetables
with
~
Place
in
plastic bags or plastic
skins
(carrots, container and store
in
crisper.
peppers)
Fish
Leftovers
~
Use fresh fish
and
shellfish the
same day purchased.
~
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap
or
aluminum foil. Plastic
containers with tight lids
can
also be used.
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STORING FROZEN FOOD
NOTE: For further information about preparing food
for freezing or food storage times,
check
a freezer
guide
or
a reliable cookbook.
Packaging
Successful freezing depends
on
correct packaging.
When you
close and seal the package, it must
not
allow
air
or
moisture in
or
out. If it does,
you
could
have food
odor
and
taste transfer throughout the
refrigerator and
also
dry
out
frozen food.
Packaging recommendations:
• Rigid plastic containers with tight-fitting lids
·Straight-sided
canning/freezing
jars
• Heavy-duty aluminum foil
• Plastic-coated
paper
• Non-permeable plastic
wraps
• Specified freezer-grade self-sealing plastic bags
Follow package
or
container instructions
for
proper
freezing methods.
Do
not
use
• Bread wrappers
• Containers without tight lids
•
Wax
paper
or
wax-coated freezer wrap
• Thin, semi-permeable wrap
A CAUTION: Do
not
keep beverage cans
or
plastic
food containers in the freezer compartment.
They
may
break
or
burst
if
they
freeze.